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Some how two weeks have already flown by and today is our last day in Brazil. Thankfully, we get the morning off to relax, pack, and prepare ourselves for the journey off.

At 2:00pm our guide Vera picked us up for our final adventure in Brazil; Parque Das Aves. The Bird Sanctuary is a private business that works to preserve native birds, reptiles, and even some mammals, along with their natural habitat. The park receives animals rescued from the black market pet trade, as well as injured and abandoned wildlife. The park is placed inside of a native forest with large enclosures for the birds to have plenty of space for flight and nesting. Guests are even allowed to walk through some of the larger enclosures to get a more personal experience.

It wasn’t all animals though. The park is a nature preserve where visitors can learn about the native flora of the Parana Forest. Interpretive panels explained the importance of various plants as food and medicinal sources for wildlife and humans a like. The park isn’t very large, but it was easy to spend several hours there strolling through the pleasant surroundings and enjoying the company of rare and beautiful birds.

Alas, we were forced to leave as we had a flight to catch out of the Foz do Iguaçu airport.

Over 24 hours later we all arrived home – safe, exhausted, hungry, and weary, but we were home. As with all travel there were unexpected delays, missed connections, and bad airport food, but luckily all of our luggage arrived when we did!

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